Lesson 8

exchange vt.交換,調(diào)換;交流 n.交換;兌換;
New castle has exchanged Andy Cole with United Manchester for $6,000,000 ;交易紐卡斯?fàn)栮牳?lián)隊 互換足球隊員,用安迪. 科換來了600萬美元
and a much less valued football player. ;和一個遜色得 多的球員.
There is an increase in the technical cooperation and cultural exchanges ;技術(shù)合作和文化交流 正與日俱增
between China and other countries. ;中國與其他國家之間.

remove vt.移動;脫脫掉, 摘下;挪開;運走; vt.除去,排除
You should remove your shoes in the mosque. ;在清真寺內(nèi)你得脫下鞋 子.

set vt.放,安置;樹立;調(diào)整 vi.下沉,凝結(jié) n.套,副;機(jī)組,裝置 a.不變的,固定
Mother set the ashtray down on the table saying, ;母親把煙灰缸放在 桌子上,說：
"As you get older you become more set in your ways, ;“人越老就越不 容易改變習(xí)慣,
so you'd better set you mind on giving up smoking right now." ;所以你最好現(xiàn)在 就開始戒煙”.

original n.原物,原作,原文 a.起初的,原來的; 獨創(chuàng)的;原版的,原件的
The Maoris were the original inhabitants of New Zealand. ;毛利人是新西蘭 最早的居民.
Later models of the car retained many features of the original. ;新近的汽車樣式保留了 許多原來產(chǎn)品的樣式.

violent a.使用暴力,強(qiáng)暴的; a. 猛烈的, 強(qiáng)烈的,激烈的
Quite a few violent scenes were cut from the film before it came to show. ;這部電影在放映前 刪去了不少暴力鏡頭.
English soccer fans were often involved in violent clashes with the police. ;英國足球迷經(jīng)常 卷簇警察的激烈沖突.

come vi.來;產(chǎn)生于; 變成;開始
Strangely enough,we tend to come across things that are impossible. ;真奇怪,我們往往會 碰到一些我們認(rèn)為不 可能的事.
How on earth did the accident come about? ;事故到底是怎樣發(fā)生的？
It often happens that success comes after many failures. ;經(jīng)過多次失敗后而獲得成 功,這是常有的事.

expense [iks'pen ;n.花費,消費,消耗; [p開支,業(yè)務(wù)費用
There will be many expenses in redecorating the house. ;重新裝飾房屋將是 一項很大的花費.

offer vt.提供,提出;表示愿意 (做),提議 n.提議,提供;報價,開價
All five-star hotels offer conference facilities. ;所有五星級酒店 都提供會議設(shè)施.
Thank you for your kind offer to help. ;謝謝你主動 援助的好意.

cost n.價格,成本,費用;代價 vt.價錢為,(使)花費; 使付出(代價)
The subeditor of Washington Post said ;華盛頓郵報的 副主編說,
telecom costs were falling towards zero and computer costs weren't far behind. ;電訊的花費現(xiàn)在 正朝零跌落,而電腦 的售價也在其后不遠(yuǎn).
It costs more to live in the city. ;在城市居住要花費更多.

charge n.費用;管理;控告;電荷 vt.索(價) vt.要…支付;控告,指責(zé) 使充電vi.收費;向前沖
At a disco in Guangzhou,they charge you 20 yuan for a can of Sunkist juice ;廣州的迪斯科舞廳,一罐 新奇士果汁要你20塊,
that costs 3 yuan in a store. ;而在商店里它只賣3塊錢
The former president of the Philippines, Estrada,was charged with peculation. ;菲律賓前總統(tǒng)艾斯特拉達(dá) 被指控犯有侵吞國家 財產(chǎn)罪.
All prices are subject to a 15% service charge. ;所有定價須另加 15%的服務(wù)費.

virtue n.德行,美德; 優(yōu)點,長處
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. ;勇氣是所有其他美德的 階梯.
I want to get promotion by virtue of my ability. ;我要靠自己的 才能獲得提升.

property n.性質(zhì),特性; 財產(chǎn),所有物
Many properties of the atmosphere ;大氣的許多特性
affect the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth. ;影響到達(dá)地球的 太陽輻射量.
Peasants in some areas are extremely poor ;一些地區(qū)的農(nóng)民 一貧如洗,
and they don't even know what property means. ;他們甚至不知財產(chǎn)為何物

characteristic a. (~ of)特有的, n.特征,特性
A characteristic of the camel is ;駱駝的一個特點
its ability to live for a long time without water. ;是不喝水也能活 很長時間.

tough a.堅韌的,棘手的,困難的 強(qiáng)健的,吃苦耐勞的
You need to be tough to survive in a society full of competition. ;要在充滿競爭的社會 中生存就要有堅韌不 拔的意志.
Oh,tough luck!The steak is as tough as leather. ;真倒霉！這牛排韌 得像皮革一樣.

instant n.立即的;緊迫的; 食品速溶的,方便的
We often have instant noodles with us when we travel by train ;坐火車旅行的時候, 我們經(jīng)常帶上方便面
where everything costs an arm and a leg. ;因為火車上的東西 貴的要命.

acceptable n.可接受的,合意的
Compliments are always acceptable. ;贊美的話總是 易為人接受.